LSU (25-2 overall, 7-1 SEC) won its third league series in as many weeks to remain atop the SEC West division. It will go for the sweep Sunday at 1 p.m.

Eades, who worked a career-high eight innings, improved to 6-0 this season and lowered his ERA to 1.35, striking out five and walking three. Missouri (9-14, 2-6) got nine hits off the junior right-hander, but for the second consecutive evening, ...